Posted on 04/27/2011 10:17:09 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Birther row began with Hillary Clinton
The lie that Barack Obama was not born in the US has been fuelled by fringe Republicans — but supporters of Hillary Clinton, now Mr Obama’s Secretary of State, are largely to blame for starting it.
By Jon Swaine, New York 5:30PM BST 27 Apr 2011
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False rumours about Mr Obama’s background first surfaced in 2004, in Illinois, where he was a state senator. Andy Martin, a perennial local candidate and litigant, claimed Mr Obama was secretly Muslim.
Related theories — including that he was radicalised in a “madrassa” in Indonesia — developed after Mr Obama entered the national stage with a speech to the Democratic National Convention later that year.
In 2005, Mr Obama went to Washington as the junior US senator for Illinois. The rumours about him persisted, but seemingly failed to take hold among political insiders and voters alike.
It was not until April 2008, at the height of the intensely bitter Democratic presidential primary process, that the touch paper was properly lit.
An anonymous email circulated by supporters of Mrs Clinton, Mr Obama’s main rival for the party’s nomination, thrust a new allegation into the national spotlight — that he had not been born in Hawaii.
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The lie started before he as a State Senator. When he was running for the post, an article came out saying he was born in Kenya. I’ve seen it posted. I’m sure someone here could find it. I can’t find anything (including, but not limited to, my keys).
The truth will come out, eventually. The light always exposes the darkness.
Where there is ‘smoke’ there is a smoldering fire... so what about BamBamKennedy's HISTORY makes him Constitutionally speaking NOT eligible.... The movers and shakers do NOT want that question answered...
I wish Evita would have opened her big trap a little wider and a lot more often on THIS.
SHE was playing to the crowds as well. So if HER tepid objections flared and died out in a nanosecond, we know why.
What??? Make a ‘racist’ statement about your opponent?? NOT! SHE was running for the nomination TOO.
I will never be the one to hand her any credit for initiating the doubts about his eligibility. They are ALL whores and “O” out whored Evita.
I can’t remember whether the BC caused Suspicion first or Zeeero’s passport. IIRC, Juan McCain, and zero’s passports were accessed by Hillary staff, zero had a conniption fit, McCain had no comment and Hillary stated “mine was too”.
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